Born in Calgary, Alberta,[1] Bell received a Master of Music degree from the University of Alberta where he studied with Violet Archer, Malcolm Forsyth, and Manus Sasonkin, after completing undergraduate studies in philosophy. He also did advanced studies in composition at the Banff Centre for the Arts where his teachers were Jean Coulthard, Bruce Mather, and Oskar Morawetz. He has created works for solo instruments, chamber ensembles, orchestra, band, and electroacoustic media.[2]
Bell is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre, for which he served as President of the National Board from 1984 to 1988. From 1978 to 1980, and from 1985 to the present, he has been a professor of composition and music theory at the University of Calgary, where he helped to create the Department of Music's doctoral programme.[3] He served on the jury of the 2002 SOCAN Awards for Young Composers and was a composer-in-residence at the 2001 Cantai Festival in Taiwan.[4]
In the works of Bell one can hear the influences of prairie cultures and scenes and the sounds of nature,[5] which he illustrates with orchestration. In 2004 he received a transplant that halted a serious liver condition;[3] today he actively works in academia and continues to compose.
Recognitionedit
In 2012, for his contribution to Canadian contemporary classical music and culture, Bell was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[6] Previously, The Association of Canadian Choral Conductors had presented him with an award for outstanding choral compositions (in 1994 and again in 1999).[7] He has also been the recipient of numerous teaching excellence awards.
In 2014, Bell received a Juno Award for his Field Notes in the Classical Composition of the Year category.[8]
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Bell's works have been performed by the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Esprit Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra the Orford String Quartet, the Purcell String Quartet, the ensembles of Toronto New Music Concerts, Arraymusic and the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec, and many other professional and amateur organizations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, West Germany, Israel, and Japan.
Highlights of performance of Bell's compositions include:
1988 - Concerto for Two Orchestras performed at the Olympic Arts Festival
1989 - Arche II was performed by the finalists at the Banff International String Quartet Competition and was sent by the CBC as the English Network submission to the International Rostrum of Composers in Paris
1992 - An Elemental Lyric was performed at Carnegie Hall in New York, the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C., and Symphony Hall in Boston
2001 - Turtle Wakes (chamber opera) premiered by Calgary Opera
Worksedit
Pas de quatre for percussion ensemble, 1976
Beltine for Violin, 1977
Nocturne for soprano and piano, 1977
Prelude and Passacaglia for piano, 1977
Ark for string quartet, 1980
Encounters for two violins and two cellos, 1980
Five Rituals for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and two drums, 1980
Morning Music: A Reflection upon Stillness for Violin and Piano, 1980
Dynamus for string orchestra, 1980
Kinesis for speaker, two pianos and two percussion, 1981
Drawing down the Moon for string orchestra, 1982
Mistaya for two drums, 1982
Monashee: Three Lyric Sketches for Cello and Piano, 1982
From Chaos to the Birth of a Dancing Star Band, 1983
Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, 1984
The Gift of the Wolf, music theater for narrator, children's ensemble, violin, cello and piano, 1984
Gaia for flute, oboe, clarinet, four cellos, piano and two percussion, 1984
The Ugly Duckling, musical theater for female voice, flute, violin and piano, 1985
In the Eye of the Four Winds Concert Band, 1986
At Enchantment for Cello and Piano, 1986
Prairie for synthesizers and computers, 1986
Innua: Three Masks for Violin, Cello and Piano, 1987
The Ascendant Voice for wind ensemble, 1988
Concerto for Two Orchestras, 1988
Prairie II for synthesizers, digital samplers and computers, 1988
Sonora Borealis for piano, 1989
Vision Quest for band, 1989
Ark II for String Quartet, 1989
Orca for nine players, 1989
Lumen: A Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas and Cello, 1990
Moon of Flowers for synthesizers, digital samplers and computers, 1990
A Prairie Requiem for clarinet, harp and marimba, 1991
At Elemental Lyric , 1992
Old Coyote's Saturday Night for piano, 1992
Snow - More Snow - Snow for bass clarinet, cello and marimba, 1993
Grassi Lakes Four Seasons for children's choir and piano, 1993
Aurages: Seven Ephemera for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass, 1994
Spirit Trail, 1994
Ark III for violin, percussion and string orchestra, 1994
Shadows, Echoes, impressions for digital samplers and computers, 1994
Animus for alto saxophone, percussion and string orchestra, 1995
Nebulae for piano, 1995
Danse sauvage for piano, 1996
Sweetgrass for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion, 1997
Chthonic Canons for three tubas, 1998
Sundogs Reel for string orchestra, 1998
Turtle Wakes - An Opera , 1998
Two Roads to the Heartland for Children's Choir and Piano, 1998
Chiaroscuro, 1999
a great arch softening the mountains for voice, bass clarinet, violin, piano and Axio / soundfiles, 2001
Symphonies of Hidden Fire , 2002
Serenity for small orchestra, 2004
Trails of Gravity and Grace for clarinet, cello and piano, 2003
Festival Fanfare for horn, two trumpets, trombone and tuba
music for Aesop's Fables (one-act play), 2013
Referencesedit
^. Canadian Music Centre. Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2014-06-04. Allan Gordon Bell was born in Calgary in 1953
^. Archived from the original on 2013-06-04. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
^ ab"Lecture of a Lifetime: Allan Bell ‘stands on shoulders of giants’ | News & Events | University of Calgary" 2019-01-25 at the Wayback Machine. www.ucalgary.ca.
^Hidden fire revealed at Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, dated January 22, 2018, accessed September 6, 2019
^General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "The Governor General of Canada". The Governor General of Canada.
^Canadienne, Canadian Music Centre | Centre de Musique. "Allan Gordon Bell: Biography" 2014-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. www.musiccentre.ca.
^March 29, calgaryherald Updated:; 2014, (29 March 2014). "Calgary composer Allan Bell wins first Juno Award | Calgary Herald".
External linksedit
Allan Gordon Bell's Canadian Music Centre Profile
Allan Gordon Bell's Lecture of a Lifetime at the University of Calgary, 2013
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Allan Gordon Bell CM born 24 May 1953 is a Canadian contemporary classical composer Contents 1 Career 2 Recognition 3 Music 4 Works 5 References 6 External linksCareer editBorn in Calgary Alberta 1 Bell received a Master of Music degree from the University of Alberta where he studied with Violet Archer Malcolm Forsyth and Manus Sasonkin after completing undergraduate studies in philosophy He also did advanced studies in composition at the Banff Centre for the Arts where his teachers were Jean Coulthard Bruce Mather and Oskar Morawetz He has created works for solo instruments chamber ensembles orchestra band and electroacoustic media 2 Bell is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre for which he served as President of the National Board from 1984 to 1988 From 1978 to 1980 and from 1985 to the present he has been a professor of composition and music theory at the University of Calgary where he helped to create the Department of Music s doctoral programme 3 He served on the jury of the 2002 SOCAN Awards for Young Composers and was a composer in residence at the 2001 Cantai Festival in Taiwan 4 In the works of Bell one can hear the influences of prairie cultures and scenes and the sounds of nature 5 which he illustrates with orchestration In 2004 he received a transplant that halted a serious liver condition 3 today he actively works in academia and continues to compose Recognition editIn 2012 for his contribution to Canadian contemporary classical music and culture Bell was made a Member of the Order of Canada 6 Previously The Association of Canadian Choral Conductors had presented him with an award for outstanding choral compositions in 1994 and again in 1999 7 He has also been the recipient of numerous teaching excellence awards In 2014 Bell received a Juno Award for his Field Notes in the Classical Composition of the Year category 8 Music editBell s works have been performed by the National Arts Centre Orchestra Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Esprit Orchestra the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra the Orford String Quartet the Purcell String Quartet the ensembles of Toronto New Music Concerts Arraymusic and the Societe de musique contemporaine du Quebec and many other professional and amateur organizations in Canada the United States the United Kingdom West Germany Israel and Japan Highlights of performance of Bell s compositions include 1988 Concerto for Two Orchestras performed at the Olympic Arts Festival 1989 Arche II was performed by the finalists at the Banff International String Quartet Competition and was sent by the CBC as the English Network submission to the International Rostrum of Composers in Paris 1992 An Elemental Lyric was performed at Carnegie Hall in New York the Kennedy Centre in Washington D C and Symphony Hall in Boston 1996 Danse sauvage was the imposed piece for the 1996 Honens International Piano Competition 2001 Turtle Wakes chamber opera premiered by Calgary OperaWorks editPas de quatre for percussion ensemble 1976 Beltine for Violin 1977 Nocturne for soprano and piano 1977 Prelude and Passacaglia for piano 1977 Ark for string quartet 1980 Encounters for two violins and two cellos 1980 Five Rituals for flute oboe clarinet horn bassoon and two drums 1980 Morning Music A Reflection upon Stillness for Violin and Piano 1980 Dynamus for string orchestra 1980 Kinesis for speaker two pianos and two percussion 1981 Drawing down the Moon for string orchestra 1982 Mistaya for two drums 1982 Monashee Three Lyric Sketches for Cello and Piano 1982 From Chaos to the Birth of a Dancing Star Band 1983 Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra 1984 The Gift of the Wolf music theater for narrator children s ensemble violin cello and piano 1984 Gaia for flute oboe clarinet four cellos piano and two percussion 1984 The Ugly Duckling musical theater for female voice flute violin and piano 1985 In the Eye of the Four Winds Concert Band 1986 At Enchantment for Cello and Piano 1986 Prairie for synthesizers and computers 1986 Innua Three Masks for Violin Cello and Piano 1987 The Ascendant Voice for wind ensemble 1988 Concerto for Two Orchestras 1988 Prairie II for synthesizers digital samplers and computers 1988 Sonora Borealis for piano 1989 Vision Quest for band 1989 Ark II for String Quartet 1989 Orca for nine players 1989 Lumen A Quintet for Two Violins Two Violas and Cello 1990 Moon of Flowers for synthesizers digital samplers and computers 1990 A Prairie Requiem for clarinet harp and marimba 1991 At Elemental Lyric 1992 Old Coyote s Saturday Night for piano 1992 Snow More Snow Snow for bass clarinet cello and marimba 1993 Grassi Lakes Four Seasons for children s choir and piano 1993 Aurages Seven Ephemera for Flute Violin Viola Cello and Double Bass 1994 Spirit Trail 1994 Ark III for violin percussion and string orchestra 1994 Shadows Echoes impressions for digital samplers and computers 1994 Animus for alto saxophone percussion and string orchestra 1995 Nebulae for piano 1995 Danse sauvage for piano 1996 Sweetgrass for flute clarinet violin cello piano and percussion 1997 Chthonic Canons for three tubas 1998 Sundogs Reel for string orchestra 1998 Turtle Wakes An Opera 1998 Two Roads to the Heartland for Children s Choir and Piano 1998 Chiaroscuro 1999 a great arch softening the mountains for voice bass clarinet violin piano and Axio soundfiles 2001 Symphonies of Hidden Fire 2002 Serenity for small orchestra 2004 Trails of Gravity and Grace for clarinet cello and piano 2003 Festival Fanfare for horn two trumpets trombone and tuba music for Aesop s Fables one act play 2013References edit Allan Gordon Bell Canadian Music Centre Archived from the original on 2018 01 16 Retrieved 2014 06 04 Allan Gordon Bell was born in Calgary in 1953 Biography Archived from the original on 2013 06 04 Retrieved September 6 2019 a b Lecture of a Lifetime Allan Bell stands on shoulders of giants News amp Events University of Calgary Archived 2019 01 25 at the Wayback Machine www ucalgary ca Allan Bell Encyclopedia of Music in Canada Retrieved September 6 2019 Hidden fire revealed at Edmonton Symphony Orchestra dated January 22 2018 accessed September 6 2019 General Office of the Secretary to the Governor The Governor General of Canada The Governor General of Canada Canadienne Canadian Music Centre Centre de Musique Allan Gordon Bell Biography Archived 2014 11 11 at the Wayback Machine www musiccentre ca March 29 calgaryherald Updated 2014 29 March 2014 Calgary composer Allan Bell wins first Juno Award Calgary Herald External links editAllan Gordon Bell s Canadian Music Centre Profile Allan Gordon Bell at The Living Composers Project Allan Gordon Bell s Lecture of a Lifetime at the University of Calgary 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Allan Gordon Bell amp oldid 1170991887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
